Criminal Proceedings Under Section 528 BNSS in Alleged Section 376 IPC and POCSO Case Quashed Based on Alleged Consensual Relationship and Compromise: Allahabad High Court

The present case arose from Case Crime No. 103 of 2023, registered at Police Station Junawai, District Sambhal. The informant, who is the father-in-law of the applicant Rambabu, alleged that the applicant had enticed away his younger daughter. On the basis of this allegation, serious offences were registered under Section 363 IPC, Section 366 IPC, Section 376 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the POCSO Act. The matter was later committed…